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hear on "weekends with alex witt." i have a cold, and i took nyquil, but i'm still stubbed up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus liquid gels speeds relief to your worst cold symptoms plus has a decongestant for your stuffy nose. thanks. that's the cold truth! >>> let's get back to the big three for best week, worst week. my panel, molly, morris, who are your picks for best and worst this week? >> the best i'm going to say, the guy rights movement. there were, of course, the four different ballot measures that they won on tuesday. but beyond that, there was a lot of stuff done the ballot, less notice, tommy baldwin becoming the first openly gay senator. there was a vote in favor of guy rights decision. so up and down the ballot, there are not a lot of happier people in america, outside of maybe the obama campaign, than the gay rights movement. >> your worst week goes to who? >> republican denial. we found out that the republicans were living in deni
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hi. >> hey there, alex witt. we will dig into those closing arguments from the campaigns as they crisscross the country in these final hours of the race. also, an update next hour from fema on sandy recovery efforts in the northeast and how that major storm may have changed the game this week. i'm live from here in d.c. for the next hour so keep it right here. >> we are staying put. thank you very much, craig melvin. >>> coming up next the big three, keystone capers. what's behind a new move in pennsylvania. you're watching "weekends with alex witt" live from democracy plaza. okay, that looks great. were you profitable last month? how much money is in your checking account? have the browns paid you for their addition yet? your finances are scattered all over the place. mm-hmm. what are your monthly expenses? you keep your receipts in plastic baggies? seriously? [ announcer ] get it done and get it off your mind... with quickbooks. organize your small business finances... all in one place. quickbooks pulls in info
hi. >> hey there, alex witt. we will dig into those closing arguments from the campaigns as they crisscross the country in these final hours of the race. also, an update next hour from fema on sandy recovery efforts in the northeast and how that major storm may have changed the game this week. i'm live from here in d.c. for the next hour so keep it right here. >> we are staying put. thank you very much, craig melvin. >>> coming up next the big three, keystone capers. what's...
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welcome to "weekends with alex witt." and welcome here to the kickoff of msnbc's live coverage from demosthenes plaza. we'll be right here in rockefeller center in new york city from now until election day and through the results night on tuesday. we're going to have more on that in just a moment. but first here's what's happening right now. it is a sprint to the finish, a huge weekend for both campaigns. president obama and mitt romney crisscrossing the country in a blur of nonstop events. we have two reports, nbc's peter alexander is in new hampshire today with mitt romney and nbc white house correspondent kristen welker is in house with president obama. we're going to start with the president, who is making four campaign stops in four different states. kristen welker is not campaigning. but she's making those four stops in four states, she is in mentor, ohio. kristen, good morning to you on this busy day. the president showing the importance of that state by coming back again today? >> oh, absolutely, alex. good mornin
welcome to "weekends with alex witt." and welcome here to the kickoff of msnbc's live coverage from demosthenes plaza. we'll be right here in rockefeller center in new york city from now until election day and through the results night on tuesday. we're going to have more on that in just a moment. but first here's what's happening right now. it is a sprint to the finish, a huge weekend for both campaigns. president obama and mitt romney crisscrossing the country in a blur of nonstop...
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welcome to "weekend with alex witt." all that plus four fresh battle ground polls and we're joining you live at 30 rockefeller center, headquarters for msnbc's campaign coverage from now until election day. and through results night tuesday. first, this day's headlines. with less than 40 hours to election day a flurry of activity already this sunday. president obama kicked off the day in new hampshire with former president bill clinton. >> so when you ask yourself the question, who is going to fight for me and bring about real change, you know that i know what real change looks like. because i fought for it alongside you. i've got the scars to prove it. i've got the gray hair to show for it. >> after wrap lg up in new hampshire, president obama heads to florida for an event with recording artist pitt bull. he ends his day in colorado with dave matthews. mitt romney kicked off this f d final sunday in iowa with a rally in des moines. >> the question of this election comes down to this. do you want four more years like the
welcome to "weekend with alex witt." all that plus four fresh battle ground polls and we're joining you live at 30 rockefeller center, headquarters for msnbc's campaign coverage from now until election day. and through results night tuesday. first, this day's headlines. with less than 40 hours to election day a flurry of activity already this sunday. president obama kicked off the day in new hampshire with former president bill clinton. >> so when you ask yourself the question,...
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let's solve this. >>> welcome back to "weekends with alex witt." now out with a new study saying that raising wages for employees would lift over 700,000 workers out of poverty. it would grow the gdp and create 100,000 jobs. is it really that simple? joining me now is the vice president of policy and research. thank you for joining me. we were reading this and we all thought, is that all it is going to take? i mean, really, walk us through the numbers. how much would we have to raise numbers to see the impact that we're projecting? >> we're talking about raising the minimum floor to $25,000 a year. those workers go out and spend money in the economy and that alone generates about 100,000 to 130,000 jobs. 5 billion will go straight back to the retail sector. can the big chain stores support this? let me put that into perspective. they could instead pay for this raise and reinvest in their workforce. >> how many companies are we talking about? >> it's a lot of companies. hundreds and thousands of retail companies dominated by the big ones that many p
let's solve this. >>> welcome back to "weekends with alex witt." now out with a new study saying that raising wages for employees would lift over 700,000 workers out of poverty. it would grow the gdp and create 100,000 jobs. is it really that simple? joining me now is the vice president of policy and research. thank you for joining me. we were reading this and we all thought, is that all it is going to take? i mean, really, walk us through the numbers. how much would we have...
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[ cheers and applause ] >>> welcome back to "weekends with alex witt." it's time now for a look at this hour's fast five headlines. in just a few minutes the president will be leaving on a four-day, three-nation trip to southeast asia. the first top thailand, then myanmar, also known as burma. he'll be the first sitting u.s. president to visit that country. in egypt a scene of devastation at a railroad crossing after a train hit a bus caring kindergarten students. the government says 49 children are dead, 18 others hurt. >>> back in this country, the coast guard is still searching for two oil rig workers after yesterday's explosion and fire on a platform in the gulf of mexico. >>> a 20-year-old missouri man is facing charges for an admitted plot to want a shooting spree at a theater showing the new twilight movie. the man's mother contacted police after she discovered he bought weapons like the ones used in the colorado movie theater massacre. >>> nfl great mike ditka say his doctors say he suffered a very minor stroke. ditka was playing cards yesterday
[ cheers and applause ] >>> welcome back to "weekends with alex witt." it's time now for a look at this hour's fast five headlines. in just a few minutes the president will be leaving on a four-day, three-nation trip to southeast asia. the first top thailand, then myanmar, also known as burma. he'll be the first sitting u.s. president to visit that country. in egypt a scene of devastation at a railroad crossing after a train hit a bus caring kindergarten students. the...
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"weekends with alex witt" starts now. >>> shock and gone. the cia director and four-star general david petraeus abruptly resigned because of an extramarital affair. there's new information this morning. >>> the fiscal cliff. is the u.s. closer to the edge of an economic disaster, or is there room for compromise? and we compare what the president and the gop house leader said. >>> spending spree. new signs today that the economy is on the upswing, and you might be driving it. good morning, everyone. welcome to "weekends with alex witt," let's get to what's happening right now out there as we have new information today on the shocking resignation of cia director david petraeus. we have now learned the fbi opened an investigation into his biographer, paula broadwell, for allegedly accessing petraeus' e-mails. all this just a week before the general was set to testify before congress on the benghazi attack. joining me now is greg miller, national security correspondent for "the washington post." greg, what a morning. let's get right to it. i'd l
"weekends with alex witt" starts now. >>> shock and gone. the cia director and four-star general david petraeus abruptly resigned because of an extramarital affair. there's new information this morning. >>> the fiscal cliff. is the u.s. closer to the edge of an economic disaster, or is there room for compromise? and we compare what the president and the gop house leader said. >>> spending spree. new signs today that the economy is on the upswing, and you...
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i know. >>> welcome back to "weekends with alex witt." approaching the half hour, here's what's happening. fast five headlines we begin with. an investigation is under way in springfield, massachusetts, after a natural gas explosion. the blast leveled a strip club and heavily damaged a dozen other buildings. many of the 18 people injured were first responders on a call about a gas leak. no one was killed because officials had already evacuated the area. >>> the mother of hector macho camacho says she has decided to have doctors cut off life support for the former world champion boxer. camacho was shot in the face tuesday while sitting in a car in puerto rico. >>> six new cardinals have been elevated at the vatican. pope benedict presided over the ceremony. they're from colombia, libya, lebanon, nigeria, philippines and the united states. >>> the powerball jackpot is $325 million. the fourth largest in the game's history. that drawing is tonight. >>> elizabeth smart is writing her memoir, ten years after being kidnapped at the age of 14 in
i know. >>> welcome back to "weekends with alex witt." approaching the half hour, here's what's happening. fast five headlines we begin with. an investigation is under way in springfield, massachusetts, after a natural gas explosion. the blast leveled a strip club and heavily damaged a dozen other buildings. many of the 18 people injured were first responders on a call about a gas leak. no one was killed because officials had already evacuated the area. >>> the...
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nbc's alex witt has interesting details on the exit polling. alex? >> well, the exit poll gives us a lot oichb site on how barack obama won his re-election. the weak economy was the critical issue but it didn't prevent the president from being re-elected. what is the question to that? we have one key right now that will explain a little bit of it. look who voters blame for the current economic situation. former president george w. bush, just 38% held president obama responsible. moving forward with some more information, optimism about the future direction of the economy, that won out over people's negative feelings on how the economy is doing right now. look at that. 39% of the voters said the economy is getting better. another 29% say, you know, things are just about the same as they were before. however, 30% said the economy is getting worse. moving forward to those 39%, let's break it down a little further. they say the economy is getting better. a whopping 88% of those voting for president obama. another angle we want to look at. looking at it o
nbc's alex witt has interesting details on the exit polling. alex? >> well, the exit poll gives us a lot oichb site on how barack obama won his re-election. the weak economy was the critical issue but it didn't prevent the president from being re-elected. what is the question to that? we have one key right now that will explain a little bit of it. look who voters blame for the current economic situation. former president george w. bush, just 38% held president obama responsible. moving...
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i'm alex witt. >>> fragile peace in the middle
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i'm alex witt. some of the stories making headline on thanksgiving day. a new study in the new england journal of medicine claims routine use of mammograms may have led to 1.3 million women being incorrectly diagnosed or overdiagnosed with breast cancer in the past 30 years. the latest study cast skepticism on the effectiveness of the test. one-third of women diagnosed with breast cancer would not have developed the full-blown disease if left untreated. >>> two weeks after winning his tenth term in congress, jesse jackson jr. resigned. jackson cited his ongoing treatment for bipolar disorder and admitted to, quote, my share of mistakes. jackson's resignation amid a committee vegs into dealings with impressined former governor blah voi given. >>> the violence in syria continues. rebel leaders say 40 people killed in an air strike on a key hospital in the city of aleppo. this is not the first time the hospital's been hit. earlier an artillery shell mitt the maternity ward. >>> warning sirens sound in southern israel but to this point the cease-fire between
i'm alex witt. some of the stories making headline on thanksgiving day. a new study in the new england journal of medicine claims routine use of mammograms may have led to 1.3 million women being incorrectly diagnosed or overdiagnosed with breast cancer in the past 30 years. the latest study cast skepticism on the effectiveness of the test. one-third of women diagnosed with breast cancer would not have developed the full-blown disease if left untreated. >>> two weeks after winning his...
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al alex witt is joining us. >> let's take a look just how the president won re-election. some said his challenge would be to avoid a big loss among white voters. it looks like it is exactly what he did. the president got 43% of the white vote in 2008. a lot less than his opponent but still enough to win. let's look here at 2012. you will see what happened here. not far off. 40% of the white vote. he matched performance among non-whites. however, let's look at another graphic. he benefitted from the gender gap. his edge among women? look at that. a 12 point edge. also important was the youth vote. 60% voting for him. down a little from four years ago. >> we will talk about shortly. let's talk more about the numbers that alex was demonstrating, dig into the race issue as well and president obama being able to get the numbers that we needed. it was not the turn-out that we saw in '08 but still monumental. >> no question about it. the unfortunate truth is that president obama had multiple paths to victory yesterday evening. the reason why is that the democrats understand that
al alex witt is joining us. >> let's take a look just how the president won re-election. some said his challenge would be to avoid a big loss among white voters. it looks like it is exactly what he did. the president got 43% of the white vote in 2008. a lot less than his opponent but still enough to win. let's look here at 2012. you will see what happened here. not far off. 40% of the white vote. he matched performance among non-whites. however, let's look at another graphic. he...
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alex witt is joining us with the latest on that. alex, what are the numbers showing us? >> well, let's take a look just how the president won re-election tonight. some analysts said his challenge would be to avoid a big loss among white maintaining the huge advantage that he had four years ago among es. and it looks like it's exactly what he did, thomas. look right now. in 2008ou t got 43% of the white vote a lott at the time, john mti k here at 2012. and you'll see what happ off from his performance of four years ago with 40% of the white vote. he also matche ago. however, let's look at another graprelative to the gender gap. he benefited from that tonight. that. that was a 12-point edge that he had. 55-43. that more than made up for his seven-point loss among men. also important, thomas was the youth vote for the president. 60% of the young people voting down a little bit from four years ago but still a solid group for obama. back to you. >> alex thanks so much. we'll talk shortly. robert traynham is also a part of our power panel this evening. let's talk about the num
alex witt is joining us with the latest on that. alex, what are the numbers showing us? >> well, let's take a look just how the president won re-election tonight. some analysts said his challenge would be to avoid a big loss among white maintaining the huge advantage that he had four years ago among es. and it looks like it's exactly what he did, thomas. look right now. in 2008ou t got 43% of the white vote a lott at the time, john mti k here at 2012. and you'll see what happ off from his...
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coming up, "weekends with alex witt." where prices have been cut, chopped, and sanded... ...on the most powerful tools that cut... ...chop... ...and sand. so we, or somebody on our list, can do the same. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. get a special buy on a ryobi 2 piece lithium ion kit for just $99. >>> hello, everyone. we're approaching high noon here in the east and 9:00 a.m. on the west. welcome to weekend with alex witt. china, the tallest building in the world. a powerball record and a big day for notre dame. first, at this hour, millions of americans are heading home for the holidays. most are going to be traveling home by car but it's not promised to be an easy ride out there. michelle franzen is right along the turnpike which doesn't look so bad where you are right now but that could be different coming up. how are you? >> yeah, it will be, alex. certainly we've seen this traffic build throughout the morning and come later on this afternoon it will be heavier as everyone that had gon
coming up, "weekends with alex witt." where prices have been cut, chopped, and sanded... ...on the most powerful tools that cut... ...chop... ...and sand. so we, or somebody on our list, can do the same. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. get a special buy on a ryobi 2 piece lithium ion kit for just $99. >>> hello, everyone. we're approaching high noon here in the east and 9:00 a.m. on the west. welcome to weekend with alex witt. china, the tallest...
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we're going to take a moment now and i'm going to give you a preview of "weekends with alex witt." >> i'm doing well. i love your dress. here we go. the david petraeus resignation. what more do we know about -- the man who studied his life and tried to figure him out. the author of barack obama, the story. at least one state has passed a tax on the wealthy. does that mean the rest of the country will agree? i'm talking to the former governor of the state, gray davis. politics, what do the elections say about america. unique perspective from eugene robinson. i'm looking forward to that. >> thank you, alex. you have great guests. >> i know. trying to match up with you. >> thank you, alex. and when we come back, we're going to talk about the fact that they lost their homes and their possessions during hurricane sandy but they didn't lose their right to vote. our foot soldier is next. 8 training from your son. can you help me with something? nope! good talk. [ male announcer ] or free windows 8 training when you buy a computer at staples. another way staples makes it easier to upgrade. wh
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i'm alex witt. a imaginal cease-fire between israel and hamas is holding. the agreement ended eight days of fierce fighting. >>> susan rice defending her comments following the attacks in benghazi. race claims they were based on intelligence she received at time. >>> the thanksgiving macy's parade ready for lift-off. balloons inflated last night. full news begins at top of the hour but now back to "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball." with an electoral history or victory behind him, democrats are feeling more confident in talks with republicans about the fiscal cliff. many on the left have been vocal in calling for the president not to buckle on the issues of tax increases on the rich and no cuts to entitlements like social security and medicare. many key players are talking more defiantly on these issues since the election. nancy pelosi for example flatly said she wouldn't go along with a deal that didn't raise tax rates on the rich. let's watch the former speaker. >> we've seen talk about a possible compromise that would leave rates the same but cap
i'm alex witt. a imaginal cease-fire between israel and hamas is holding. the agreement ended eight days of fierce fighting. >>> susan rice defending her comments following the attacks in benghazi. race claims they were based on intelligence she received at time. >>> the thanksgiving macy's parade ready for lift-off. balloons inflated last night. full news begins at top of the hour but now back to "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball." with an...
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i'm alex witt. we have breaking news to share with you. less than 48 hours after a cease fire was announced, fighting has broken out. he's facing violent protests in his own country for granting himself sweeping powers that exempt him from legal challenges. joining me by phone from cairo, nbc's correspondent jim masseda. let's talk about what sparked these protests. is it all over morsi granting himself these further powers? >> reporter: yes, alex, it is about that. he came out, by the way, a good hour ago to talk, to speechify about the presidential powers. that's about four or five miles away from what you're describing, which is at tahrir square, the famous tahrir square. morsi spoke to his supporters saying that he had to do this to break really what is a log jam in writing up a new constitution. he was saying much of the judiciary are very honorable people but there are five or six or seven bad eggs, if you will. these are remnants of the mubarak regime and they're constantly interfering with the process. meanwhile, the country is con
i'm alex witt. we have breaking news to share with you. less than 48 hours after a cease fire was announced, fighting has broken out. he's facing violent protests in his own country for granting himself sweeping powers that exempt him from legal challenges. joining me by phone from cairo, nbc's correspondent jim masseda. let's talk about what sparked these protests. is it all over morsi granting himself these further powers? >> reporter: yes, alex, it is about that. he came out, by the...
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. >>> well, i'm alex witt. thank you so much for watching this special thanks giving edition of "msnbc live." see you back here tomorrow. i'll be on from 8:00 a.m. to noon eastern. be sure to keep it here for news updates throughout the day. up next, msnbc investigates. in case you have not heard it enough today, happy thanksgiving to all. enjoy your time with friends, family and loved ones. we'll see you tomorrow. into their work, their name on the door, and their heart into their community. small business saturday is a day to show our support. a day to shop at stores owned by our friends and neighbors. and do our part for the businesses that do so much for us. on november 24th, let's get out and shop small. ♪ you make me happy [ female announcer ] choose the same brand your mom trusted for you. children's tylenol, the #1 brand of pain and fever relief recommended by pediatricians and used by moms decade after decade. [ male announcer ] the way it moves. the way it cleans. everything about the oral-b power b
. >>> well, i'm alex witt. thank you so much for watching this special thanks giving edition of "msnbc live." see you back here tomorrow. i'll be on from 8:00 a.m. to noon eastern. be sure to keep it here for news updates throughout the day. up next, msnbc investigates. in case you have not heard it enough today, happy thanksgiving to all. enjoy your time with friends, family and loved ones. we'll see you tomorrow. into their work, their name on the door, and their heart into...
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now, it is actually time for a preview of weekend's with alex witt. >> hello, melissa. as president obama overseas, he weighs in on the violence in the middle east. chuck todd will join us from bangkok with the details. the iron dome, defense of israel prevented a wider war already? former state department spokesperson will join me to talk about that. the fall of general petraeus. a renewed look at the top military brass. i will talk to kimberly dozier. >>> in the spirit of the holiday, here's what i'm asking. should stores open their doors on thanksgiving day or should everyone get a break? it's been interesting so far the tweets coming in on that, melissa. i'm sure you have an opinion, too. >> thank you, alex. i greatly appreciate it. when we come back, i'll give you my thoughts, actually, about thanksgiving and the sense of guilt we have and i just want to say thanks to everybody out there in nerdland who has been sticking around sticking with us. i know it has been a relatively more sober show than it often is. i hope you will stick with us as we think through the b
now, it is actually time for a preview of weekend's with alex witt. >> hello, melissa. as president obama overseas, he weighs in on the violence in the middle east. chuck todd will join us from bangkok with the details. the iron dome, defense of israel prevented a wider war already? former state department spokesperson will join me to talk about that. the fall of general petraeus. a renewed look at the top military brass. i will talk to kimberly dozier. >>> in the spirit of the...
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i'm alex witt. it's friday, november 23. welcome to msnbc live. developing now the ceasefire between israel and hamas may have been broken. palestinian medical services say a man was killed by israeli forces on the gaza side of the border. israeli government spokesman mark regev told me an hour ago they are still looking into the incident. they have not confirmed that it happened, but this all comes after a day and a half of calm in the region following those eight days of rocket and missile attacks which left nearly 170 dead. >>> we have reporters on both sides of the conflict and we begin with nbc news' ayman my yell d mohyeldin. >> reporter: palestinian factions and medical sources are not making any doubt as to who is responsible for this violation of the ceasefire. the israeli military says it may not have confirmed it killed anyone but no doubt after speaking to the family of the victim as well as the sources here on the ground there has been one person killed as a result of that attack. now according to palestinians, this was in their eyes
i'm alex witt. it's friday, november 23. welcome to msnbc live. developing now the ceasefire between israel and hamas may have been broken. palestinian medical services say a man was killed by israeli forces on the gaza side of the border. israeli government spokesman mark regev told me an hour ago they are still looking into the incident. they have not confirmed that it happened, but this all comes after a day and a half of calm in the region following those eight days of rocket and missile...
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i'm alex witt. the record powerball for tonight's drawing is a whopping $550 million. lottery officials say tickets are selling at a rate of 130,000 per minute across the u.s. the labor department says unemployment fell in two larnl cities last month. 180 metro areas have jobless rates below 7%. outside the u.s. protesters jammed cairo protesting a decree by president morsi. now back to "hardball." >>> back to "hardball." u.s. congressman tom cole of oklahoma signaled republicans should accept president obama's tax offer. earlier today the president made note of it. let's listen. >> i'm glad to see, if you've been reading the papers lately, that more and more republicans in congress seem to be agreeing with this idea that we should have a balanced approach. so, if both parties agree we should not raise taxes on middle class families, let's begin our work with where we agree. >> congressman, thank you for joining us tonight. give us your thinking about why it's important, i know politically it makes sense to many people, middle class, people making up to $250,000 a year
i'm alex witt. the record powerball for tonight's drawing is a whopping $550 million. lottery officials say tickets are selling at a rate of 130,000 per minute across the u.s. the labor department says unemployment fell in two larnl cities last month. 180 metro areas have jobless rates below 7%. outside the u.s. protesters jammed cairo protesting a decree by president morsi. now back to "hardball." >>> back to "hardball." u.s. congressman tom cole of oklahoma...
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i'm alex witt. thank you for joining us for a special thanksgiving edition of "msnbc live." we are glad you are with us. we'll talk about the mideast cease-fire holding some 20 hours after ending the violence between israel and hamas. is it a step toward permanent solution though? we have reporters throughout the region to weigh in on this. martin fletcher is in tel aviv. we begin with ima in gaza. i know there were celebrations earlier, are they continuing? >> reporter: the celebrations have quieted down a little bit with people trying to get back to their normal life if you can use that term in a place like gaza where nothing that is normal here, but we spent the day out with people today as they went back to their homes. some displaced over the course of the last eight days of fighting. they have tried to open
i'm alex witt. thank you for joining us for a special thanksgiving edition of "msnbc live." we are glad you are with us. we'll talk about the mideast cease-fire holding some 20 hours after ending the violence between israel and hamas. is it a step toward permanent solution though? we have reporters throughout the region to weigh in on this. martin fletcher is in tel aviv. we begin with ima in gaza. i know there were celebrations earlier, are they continuing? >> reporter: the...